Indonesian Primates (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Indonesia possesses the second largest primate population in the world, with over 33 different primate species. Although Brazil possesses more primate species, Indonesia outranks it in terms of its diversity of primates, ranging from prosimians (slow lorises and tarsiers), to a multitude of Old World Monkey species (macaques, langurs, proboscis moneys) to lesser apes (siamangs, gibbons) and great apes (orangutans). The primates of Indonesia are distributed throughout the archipelago.

Partly in response to the number of primates distributed throughout the Indonesian archipelago, Indonesia is classified as the home of two biodiversity hotspots (Wallacea and Sundaland). In order to be classified as a hotspot, an area must have a large proportion of endemic species coupled with a high degree of threat including having lost more than 70% of its original habitat. Two areas within Indonesia meet these criteria. The tremendous diversity of primates in Indonesia, in conjunction with the conservation issues facing the primates of this region, created a need for this volume.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer New York
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441915603
• Artikelnr.: 37345004

Inhaltsangabe

Indonesia’s Apes.- Measuring Performance of Orangutan Protection and Monitoring Unit: Implications for Species Conservation.- Communication, Culture and Conservation in Orangutans.- The Natural History of Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii).- Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch): Population and Conservation.- Siamang Socioecology in Spatiotemporally Heterogenous Landscapes: Do “Typical” Groups Exist?.- Impact of Forest Fragmentation on Ranging and Home Range of Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) and Agile Gibbons (Hylobates agilis).- Behavioural Ecology of Gibbons (Hylobates albibarbis) in a Degraded Peat-Swamp Forest.- Effect of Habitat Quality on Primate Populations in Kalimantan: Gibbons and Leaf Monkeys as Case Studies.- Indonesia’s Monkeys.- Predator Recognition in the Absence of Selection.- The Relationship Between Nonhuman Primate Densities and Vegetation on the Pagai, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia.- Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus): Bio-ecology and Conservation.- Pests, Pestilence, and People: The Long-Tailed Macaque and Its Role in the Cultural Complexities of Bali.- The Not-So-Sacred Monkeys of Bali: A Radiographic Study of Human-Primate Commensalism.- Male–Male Affiliation in Sulawesi Tonkean Macaques.- Ecology and Conservation of the Hose’s Langur Group (Colobinae: Presbytis hosei, P. canicrus, P. sabana): A Review.- Thomas Langurs: Ecology, Sexual Conflict and Social Dynamics.- Dominance and Reciprocity in the Grooming Relationships of Female Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Indonesia.- Selamatkan Yaki! Conservation of Sulawesi Crested Black Macaques Macaca nigra.- Indonesia’s Prosimians.- The Function of Scentmarking in Spectral Tarsiers.- The Population Ecology of Dian’s Tarsier.- Using Facial Markings to Unmask Diversity: The Slow Lorises (Primates: Lorisidae: Nycticebus spp.) of Indonesia.- Conclusions.

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Indonesia's Apes.- Measuring Performance of Orangutan Protection and Monitoring Unit: Implications for Species Conservation.- Communication, Culture and Conservation in Orangutans.- The Natural History of Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii).- Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch): Population and Conservation.- Siamang Socioecology in Spatiotemporally Heterogenous Landscapes: Do "Typical" Groups Exist?.- Impact of Forest Fragmentation on Ranging and Home Range of Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) and Agile Gibbons (Hylobates agilis).- Behavioural Ecology of Gibbons (Hylobates albibarbis) in a Degraded Peat-Swamp Forest.- Effect of Habitat Quality on Primate Populations in Kalimantan: Gibbons and Leaf Monkeys as Case Studies.- Indonesia's Monkeys.- Predator Recognition in the Absence of Selection.- The Relationship Between Nonhuman Primate Densities and Vegetation on the Pagai, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia.- Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus): Bio-ecology and Conservation.- Pests, Pestilence, and People: The Long-Tailed Macaque and Its Role in the Cultural Complexities of Bali.- The Not-So-Sacred Monkeys of Bali: A Radiographic Study of Human-Primate Commensalism.- Male-Male Affiliation in Sulawesi Tonkean Macaques.- Ecology and Conservation of the Hose's Langur Group (Colobinae: Presbytis hosei, P. canicrus, P. sabana): A Review.- Thomas Langurs: Ecology, Sexual Conflict and Social Dynamics.- Dominance and Reciprocity in the Grooming Relationships of Female Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Indonesia.- Selamatkan Yaki! Conservation of Sulawesi Crested Black Macaques Macaca nigra.- Indonesia's Prosimians.- The Function of Scentmarking in Spectral Tarsiers.- The Population Ecology of Dian's Tarsier.- Using Facial Markings to Unmask Diversity: The Slow Lorises (Primates: Lorisidae: Nycticebus spp.) of Indonesia.- Conclusions.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"In this volume, primatologists Gursky-Doyen and Supriatna assemble discussions about ongoing research conducted by an international community of scholars. Studies include the social behavior, ecology, and, in particular, conservation of these often-endangered relatives of humans. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty." (E. Delson, Choice, Vol. 48 (1), September, 2010)

"If you are in the market for a book on Indonesian primates, there is no doubt that you could not do better than this handsome volume. ... It will inevitably be purchased by, and for, libraries for reference, and it will date quickly. If you need this book for your PhD or dissertation, you will buy it." (Jennie Robinson, The Biologist, Vol. 57 (4), December, 2010)